When we think about the factors that led to the creation of the novel as a literary form in English, we might not think of the rise and institutionalization of experimental science. Yet the chartering of the Royal Society for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge in 1662 had a profound impact on what novels and […]

Jeannette Unite is a visual artist who is immersed in the materiality of the art-making process, whether it’s using her own large, handmade chalk-based pastels with mineral oxides or using similar metal oxides in glass artworks, paintings, or prints. She uses images, information, and metaphors from mining as a point of departure for her reflections […]

Cost is $18 for members (AARP membership number required) and $23 for non-members. Muffins and coffee will be served in the morning; the center's buffet lunch will be available 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pre-registration is required; call 873-4745 or stop by the reception desk to reserve your seat.

Dear Rural Small Business or Agricultural Producer,   Join us for a free renewable energy workshop on Wednesday, October 4th from 3-5 p.m. at Colby College, hosted by the Central Maine Growth Council to learn how to access USDA Rural Development guaranteed loan or competitive grant funds for the purchase, installation and construction of renewable […]

Join Into the Forest artists Barbara Sullivan and Juliet Karelsen as they discuss their work with Justin Mccann, Curator for Whistler Studies, Colby College. Location: Common Street Arts, 93 Main St., Waterville, 872-ARTS, www.commonstreetarts.org

Seasoned and aspiring visual artists are invited to participate in a newly expanded Common Street Arts program dedicated to drawing, painting, and sculpting. Participants bring their media of choice: charcoal, pastels, paints, clay, etc. common street arts provides art horses and chairs. Practice drawing and/or painting the human figure! Develop and refine your artistic skills […]

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens at 4 p.m. every Thursday for a screening of a popular movie! The movie changes every week. This week, we'll be showing Transformers: The Last Knight (PG-13). This event is free, and open to attendees ages 11-18. Light refreshments will be provided. Location: Bartlett Room for Teens, […]

In case you missed it at this year’s Maine International Film Festival or just want to see it again, Associate Professor of Global Studies Maple Razsa and Milton Guillén ’15 will screen The Maribor Uprisings: A Live Participatory Film, which started as Guillén’s honors project in anthropology and grew into a major collaboration with Razsa. […]

Are you new to Medicare? Medicare has four parts: Part A is hospital insurance Part B is medical insurance Part C is Medicare Advantage Plans Part D is for prescription drugs Do you know the difference between a Medigap Plan and a Medicare Advantage Plan? Our Medicare 101 Clinic is where you can find the […]

Ride a wave of music and laughter as romantic sailors, sisters, cousins, and aunts sing and dance their way across the deck of the fanciful British naval vessel with the improbable name. The very proper Captain Corcoran and ridiculously pompous Sir Joseph Porter preside, the villainous Dick Deadeye speaks the ugly truth, and Little Buttercup […]

Come and spend a Saturday morning working with jazz professionals to jump into the world of jazz improvisation.  Participants will get a supported experience either stepping into the world of improv for the first time or expanding their experience and comfort with this jazz staple. Prerequisites: Basic skill with one of the following: electric guitar, […]

Common Street Arts and the Chewonki Foundation present this program that provides a unique introduction to the habits and adaptions of Maine’s native owls. This special presentation features an opportunity for close observation of a great horned owl, a barred owl, and an eastern screech owl. Learn about these nocturnal birds, their calls, nesting habits […]

Preschoolers, toddlers, and their grown-ups are invited to a brief exploration of the museum, after which we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme. Then head to the Mirken Education Classroom to have a snack and create your own works of art. Advance registration is not required, but the program will be capped at 30 participants. Location: […]

“Ponselle, Milanov, Sutherland, Callas … after last night, Radvanovsky can add her name to the list,” declared the Huffington Post when Sondra Radvanovsky made her Met role debut as Norma in 2013. The 2017–18 season opens with a new production of Bellini’s masterpiece, starring Radvanovsky as the Druid priestess and Joyce DiDonato as her archrival, Adalgisa—a casting […]

The Waterville/Winslow Interfaith Council is working with Colby’s Jewish community to have a simple lunch fundraiser for the Interfaith Resource Fund. The IRF helps with heating oil, and other needs, for local citizens in need. Where? Park in the Mary Low lot on Colby College campus. Look for a “tent without a top” on the […]

The hemisphere’s longest running guerrilla war formally ended when the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia agreed to lay down there arms in November 2016. Southern Colombia was one of the regions hardest hit by the war; now, residents ask, what kind of world will peace bring? Establishing a Truth Commission, ensuring […]

Please join us for a talk by award-winning essayist and biographer Adina Hoffman about her book, Till We Have Built Jerusalem, a gripping and intimate journey into the lives of three very different architects who helped shape modern Jerusalem. A powerfully written rumination on memory and forgetting, place and displacement, the book uncovers multiple layers […]

One day in May 1896, a meeting took place between a Romanian-born maverick Jewish intellectual and twin learned Presbyterian Scotswomen who had assembled to inspect several pieces of rag paper and parchment. It was the unlikely start to what would prove a remarkable saga that revolutionized our sense of what it means to lead a […]

Looking for a way to brighten up your child's day? Bring them on down to the Library for Crafternoons! Drop in anytime between 2:30 and 4PM every Tuesday to participate in a fun craft! Children under 7 must be accompanied by a grown-up helper. This week: Make leaf people! Location: Children's Room, Lower Level, Waterville Public […]

Using the exhibit Into the Forest as inspiration, we will make a zoetrope, a fun way to create your own animation. For ages 13+. Cost: $12. Location: Common Street Arts, 93 Main St., Waterville, 872-ARTS, www.watervillecreates.org/common-street-arts/ REGISTER

This session will provide an overview of the Origins theme as it relates to the collection of the Colby Museum of Art and will include works of art by Ai Weiwei, Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Marsden Hartley, and John James Audubon. Shalini LeGall is an art historian and museum educator with extensive experience in object-based teaching […]

Come join KV Connect, Waterville’s young professionals group, for an exciting evening of networking and socialization while helping to support a great cause! This month, we're at Pizza Degree on Common Street in Waterville. Admission is a $5.00 suggested donation to benefit the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers. Waterville Green Drinks is part of […]

Environmental studies alumnus Joel Alex ’08 shares his path from Colby to owning and operating North America’s largest floor malting facility. From community mapping to declining admittance to graduate school, Alex will talk about and answer questions on his experiences and insights while applying sustainable development principles at home. Alex founded and runs Blue Ox […]

A faculty violin recital featuring Jinwook Park, violin, and Yuri Funahashi, piano. The duo joins forces to perform three lyrical gems by Schumann, Prokofiev, and Brahms. Location: Alex Katz Gallery, Colby Museum of Art, Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville. Contact: Deb Ward, djward@colby.edu, 859-5670.

Learn what is Happening in Washington and What YOU Can Do to Lower Your Health Care Costs Let Joel Allumbaugh of The Allumbaugh Agency give you the latest, up-to-the-minute report on DC’s ACA restructuring efforts as Maine has influenced the reforms on the national stage.  Join us for this Business Breakfast Series in the Summit […]